Philippines Consulate General Luxembourg City

About the honorary consulate in Luxembourg City

The honorary consulate general represents the Philippines in Luxembourg. According to the directory of foreign consular representations published by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (October 2026), the post is held by Alain Kinsch (honorary consul general, exequatur granted on 30 June 2004). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +352 26 38 44 355 or e-mail alain.kinsch@gmail.com.

The office is in the capital, Luxembourg City, about 6 km in a straight line from Luxembourg Airport (Findel).

Citizens of the Philippines need a Schengen visa for short stays in Luxembourg, as the Philippines is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Luxembourg applies the common Schengen visa list.

Which Philippine office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Philippine citizens are handled by the Philippine Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Luxembourg).

The Philippines has no embassy in Luxembourg. According to the directory of the diplomatic corps published by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (October 2026), the mission accredited to Luxembourg is the Embassy of the Philippines in Brussels. It is headed by Jaime Victor B. Ledda (ambassador, credentials presented on 7 June 2023).

The ministry’s consular directory adds that the consulate general at 297, avenue Molière, B-1050 Brussels (Pablito A. Mendoza) is also competent for Luxembourg, tel. +32 2 340 64 25, brussels.pe@dfa.gov.ph.

Contact details of the Philippine Embassy in Brussels, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Avenue Molière 297, 1050 Ixelles (Brussels), Belgium
• Telephone: +32 2 340 33 77
• Email: brussels.pe@dfa.gov.ph
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–15:00
• Website: www.brusselspe.dfa.gov.ph

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by the Philippines and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Philippine citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Luxembourg City

67 other countries are represented in Luxembourg City, among them: Albania (honorary), Poland (embassy), Portugal (consulate general), Portugal (embassy), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy), Rwanda (embassy), Rwanda (honorary), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), Senegal (honorary), Sierra Leone (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Spain (embassy), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (embassy), Thailand (honorary), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy). The full list of all 68 missions is on the overview page for Luxembourg.

Closing days

Luxembourg has 11 public holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Europe Day (9 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, the National Day (23 June), Assumption (15 August), All Saints’ Day (1 November), Christmas Day and Boxing Day (26 December). A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved; employees get a compensatory day off instead, so some offices close on a replacement day. In 2027, Easter Monday falls on 29 March and Ascension Day on 6 May. The honorary consulate may also close on the Philippines’ national day (12 June).

Philippine missions in Luxembourg

• Brussels – Embassy of the Philippines (accredited to Luxembourg, no resident embassy in Luxembourg)
• Luxembourg City – Honorary Consulate General (this page)